The new single of our upcoming Christmas-album is out now! Luo, luo, loistosi luo (orig. Jul, jul, strålande jul) is a popular swedish Christmas carol that now has a new finnish translation by Hannele Huovi. Vocals by amazing Johanna Försti. Spotify: Soundcloud:
New album and video!
Our new Christmas album “Joululaulut” will be released on 16th of November 2018. You can pre-order from Store-section of the website. We will ship the albums on week 46. Finnish music magazine Soundi has published our new music video from our upcoming Christmas album. The song is called When the Land is White with Snow. Enää kaksi kuukautta jouluun – …
Frigg on air!
This spring Frigg made two radio recordings which you can listen from the links below. First is a concert recording from Stallet, Stockholm (17th April) and second was made at BBC, London (2nd June) when Frigg visited Kathryn Tickell’s Radio 3 Music Planet -show. Enjoy! https://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/1086355?programid=4427 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b53kbr
Summer concerts in 2018
Welcome to Frigg’s concerts in Summer 2018! June 1 Songlines Encounters/ Kings Place, London UK June 2 Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton UK June 22 45th Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Telluride CO USA June 29 Haapavesi Folk Music Festival, Haapavesi FINLAND July 7-8 Førdefestivalen, Førde, NORWAY July 13 KesäVirratSoi, Virrat, FINLAND July 14 Hakamäki Piknik 2018, Savitaipale, FINLAND July 27 Glatt&Verkehrt, …
Frigg to release a Christmas album followed by an extensive tour in Finland
Frigg will release its 9th album and start a Christmas tour in Finland including ten concerts at venues from Helsinki to Rovaniemi. The tour will see acclaimed Finnish vocalists Johanna Försti and Timo Rautiainen as Frigg’s soloists. This is the first time for a Finnish folk music act to perform a Christmas tour of such extent. The repertoire will include …
Frigg USA tour in April
Frigg is touring in USA for the eighth time! See the dates and venues below: 19.4.2018 DROM, New York, NY 20.4.2018 University of Vermont/Recital Hall, Burlington,VT 21.4.2018 Blackstone River Theatre, Cumberland, RI 22.4.2018 Auditorium of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, WI 23.4.2018 The Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN 24.4.2018 The Crystal Theatre Performing Arts Center, Crystal Falls, MI 25.4.2018 Sacred Heart …
Frigg awarded for border-breaking approach at first Finnish Ethnogala
Finland’s first annual Ethnogala was held at Helsinki’s Tavastia Club on November 7, 2017. Awards were handed out to some of the most interesting and distinguished figures in folk music, world music and folk dance. A total of seven awards were given to bands and artists, including the Border Breaking Act of the Year awarded by Music Finland.
Frigg nominated in German Music Critics´Award
Frigg are nominated not only in one or two, but in three categories of the German Music Critics’ Award “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik”: Folk & Singer-Songwriter World Music Traditional Ethnic Music www.facebook.com/pg/musikkritik/